Modelling anisotropic wave propagation in oceanic inhomogeneous structures using the parallel multidomain pseudo-spectral method

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 726-740

  Hung, Shu Huei ^a   Forsyth, Donald W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST; MANTLE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SEISMIC METHOD; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 15644370818     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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